In the Hall of the Bandit King

RPG system: LARP
Participants: 5-12 players

By

Summer Larpin' (2023), Boxboro Regency, Boxborough, Massachusetts, United States

Wren Steinbergh (GM)

Description

You are a bandit. Probably. Your memories seem to have escaped you for the moment. You are seated at a feasting table in the hall of the bandit king Lion’s Jaw, on what seems to be a celebratory occasion… Except it looks like Lion’s Jaw is dead in his chair, and the god of banditry himself has shown up asking you all to name the murderer!

In the Hall of the Bandit King is a 5-12 player amnesia LARP in which a gang of bandits must recover their memories to solve the mystery of their boss’s death at the behest of the bandit god.

This game was written for the Iron GM 2023 LARP writing competiton, where it won 3rd place.

Participant communications
The game has a short casting form that will be sent by email in advance. Character sheets and casting are not sent out before game and there is no required pre-game reading.

Content warnings
Many characters in this game take part in murder, casual violence, and fantasy banditry, and some have also been victims of these. The game contains references to spousal murder and familial death.

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